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[Rear View of 5328 Surrey Circle]

Description: Photograph of 5328 Surrey Circle, in Dallas, Texas. This photograph is of the rear view. The back of the house contains a plain grass lawn, accessible by a short set of stairs and demarcated from the house with short hedges and bushes. A young tree is planted behind the hedges, closer to the house. The house has tall windows, a short roof, and a brick chimney.
Date: 1955
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.862992 -96.821062
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[South Fifth Street and Austin Street, Waco]

Description: Photograph of South Fifth Street and Austin Street in Waco, Texas. Along this corner is the R. T. Dennis & Co. house furnishing store in the Dennis Building at center, the Wood Bros. male clothing store, Chris's Cafe, and the "Grocery So Different" to the left of the Dennis Building, the Oriental Billards and Dominos building on the other side of the road. Cars and bicycles are parked along the curb, and people walk across the street and along the sidewalk.
Date: July 5, 1957
Creator: Gildersleeve
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.556733 -97.131729
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Interior of 5328 Surrey Circle]

Description: Photograph of the interior of 5328 Surrey Circle, Dallas, Texas. A living space is depicted through a rectangular arch opening, lined with wooden moulding. Inside the room are couches, framed portraits, a lamp set on a round desk, a cabinet, and a fireplace with a dark marble mantel. Outside the living room are two cushioned chairs on both sides of the arch doorway, decorated with figures set in relief in oval portrait frames hanging above them, and a small cabinet with a flower vase and a mirr… more
Date: 1955
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.862992 -96.821062
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Front of 5328 Surrey Circle]

Description: Photograph of 5328 Surrey Circle in Dallas, Texas. This photograph is of the front exterior. The main entrance is at left, with a brick and stone walkway leading up to it as well as a small lamp to the left of the double doors. A short metal barrier decorated with flower and plant motifs is attached on the very short, elevated brick platform leading up to the house. A hedge is set in front of the main window at the front of the building, along which the stone walkway runs past. The roof is sho… more
Date: 1955
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.862992 -96.821062
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Home of H. D. Fillers]

Description: Photograph of the house of H. D. Fillers in Wichita Falls. The house is a simple, one-story suburban house, with a chimney, a doorway with a decorated entry, and two garage doors. Short trees and shrubs line the front of the building, and a large tree is partially visible at right. This photograph is addressed to Mrs. R. M. Packer.
Date: December 1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Porch of 5328 Surrey Circle]

Description: Photograph of 5328 Surrey Circle, Dallas, Texas. Depicted here is the porch behind the house, accessible by two dark-colored doors. A glass table, decorated with a small flower vase, is joined by six cushioned metal chairs. Cushioned furniture, including sofas and seats adjoined with smaller glass tables, is lined against the wall of the porch, which has a tiled stone floor. A short metal screen separates the porch from the rest of the back lawn.
Date: 1955
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.862992 -96.821062
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Funeral Program for William Madison McDonald, July 9, 1950]

Description: Funeral program for William Madison McDonald, born June 22, 1866 and died July 5, 1950. The funeral was held on July 5, 1950 at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. S. R. Prince. Funeral arrangements were made through Polk and Bailey Funeral Home Directors and he was buried in Old Trinity Cemetery, now Oakwood Cemetery, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: July 9, 1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Location: 32.750275 -97.320398
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Opening of First National Bank, Midland]

Description: Photograph of the opening of the First National Bank in October 1959, on the corner of West Wall and Colorado Street. People stand, converse, and walk around the main lobby of the bank, where there are tables set up with flowers and stacked programs and sheets, as well as escalators moving up and down.
Date: October 1959
Creator: Rubin's Studio of Photography
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997458 -102.076830
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Downtown Midland, Texas Avenue]

Description: Photograph of downtown Midland facing east down West Texas Avenue. The Midland Parking Garage, a moderately-tall beige building is along the left side of the street. The Western United Life building, a tall beige building and the Petroleum Building, which has large Gothic-like spires along its southern face, are visible further down the street. Cars run down the road.
Date: 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.998414 -102.078667
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Downtown Midland at Night]

Description: Photograph of downtown Midland at night, taken along the center of a street. Cars between the road, with moderately-tall buildings on both sides and power lines and Christmas lights hanging across the streets. The Crawford Hotel is partially visible on the left side of the street, and a building with a sign reading "THE OIL AND GAS BUILDING" is on the right side.
Date: 1959-12~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997492 -102.074729
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Codsen Station, Midland]

Description: Photograph of the Cosden gas station in Midland, serviced by Baker Oil Company, along Front Street (Highway 80). The gas pumps sit out in front, with tires laid out in columns in front of the station building. Signs for Dr. Pepper, Pennzoil, a cigarette brand, and other services are placed out in the front of the building. A Cosden oil truck is pulled in at right, and gas station workers stand in front of the pumps.
Date: 1950~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[North Main Street, Northeast View, 1950]

Description: Photograph of the 100 block of North Main Street in Midland, along which are multiple storefronts and cars parked obliquely along the curb of the road. Some stores visible include the Dunlap Department Store and Ritz Theatre, (left), S&Q Clothiers, J. C. Penny, Freeman Shoes, and F. W. Woolworth (right). A group of people cross the road at center left.
Date: Summer 1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997673 -102.074421
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[North Main Street, Southeast View, 1950]

Description: Photograph of the 100 block of North Main Street in Midland, along which are multiple storefronts and cars parked obliquely along the curb of the road. Some stores visible include the S&Q Clothiers (left), Harris-Luckett Stores (center), Midland Hardware and Furniture Company (center, three-story building), and a jewelry store (right).
Date: 1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.998294 -102.074493
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Petroleum Building, Midland, 1959]

Description: Photograph of the Petroleum Building in Midland, which has a Gothic-like facade with short spires and textured elements along the top edge of the building. Between each window are small ornamental relief pieces, and along the ground floor, the windows and entryways are widely arched with subtle and decorative tracery elements surrounding each arch. The similarly-styled Yucca Theater, to the north of the Petroleum Building, is far shorter but also has Gothic-like decoration along its front facad… more
Date: 1959
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.998405 -102.076944
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Scharbauer Hotel and Wall Street, 1950]

Description: Photograph of the Scharbauer Hotel and the 200 block of West Wall Street in Midland, along which are numerous storefronts and cars parked along the curb. The Scharbauer Hotel, the six-story building in the background, has a large sign bearing the hotel's name along the northwest corner of the structure. The storefronts contain a furniture store, a bowling alley (center), an office supply building (two-story building with the Masonic square and compasses symbol above the "1909" sign), and an off… more
Date: 1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997470 -102.076217
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Aerial of Midland Memorial Hospital]

Description: Aerial photograph of the Midland Hospital, the multistory building on Illinois Avenue at center-left. The curving road that spans the image is the Andrews Highway, along which are multiple buildings. A large baseball diamond is at right, down Illinois Avenue. Suburbs spread out across the background.
Date: [1950..1954]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: None
Partner: Midland Historical Society

["Woods #1", Oil Well]

Description: Photograph of industrial implements around a large oil well in Midland, Texas. Notes on the back indicate that the well is being re-fracked. Numerous trucks loaded with equipment are piped to each other in front of the well. Caption on the back: "Woods #1 5/56 Re-Frac. 40,000 gals @ 3# sd. Cost about $12,000. Tubing standing in work-over rig. Dowells 6 or $800,000 worth of equipment Not all equipment shown 4-500 Bbl. tanks not shown. Tank batter right hand (upper corner." [sic]
Date: May 1956
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[First National Bank Building Groundbreaking, 1957]

Description: Photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony for the First National Bank building on the corner of Wall and Colorado streets in Midland. Two men, A.N. Hendrickson (left) and John P. Butler (right), bend down and hold shovels thrust into the dirt of an empty building lot, surrounded by a crowd of men in hats, ties, and suits. The Petroleum Building with its Shell sign is visible in the background. The men in the crowd, from left to right, are: E. B. Dickenson, Joe Crump, O. C. Harper, Foy Proctor, … more
Date: June 25, 1957
Creator: Frank Miller Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.997193 -102.077155
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Junior Department, Rockwall First Baptist Church]

Description: Photograph of the junior department in the Rockwall First Baptist Church, seated together in fours in a small room. Two rows of adults stand in the back. Numerous children make up the front four rows, smiling and facing the camera. A paper attached to the back numbers and identifies the people in the image.
Date: January 1954
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.924938 -96.461499
Partner: First Baptist Church of Rockwall
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